Houston Open

CROMWELL — Once again, no golfer was better than Bubba in the Travelers Championship. Watson, the man known simply as Bubba at TPC River Highlands, won his second Travelers Championship title on the second playoff hole against Paul Casey Sunday. Watson's 8-foot birdie earned him the $1.152 million first prize. "No matter where the shot went, I kept focused on what I needed to do at that moment, and somehow it worked out and I'm sitting here," said Watson, wearing the tournament's championship blazer, with the trophy next to him. Watson needed to outlast Casey, who had closed with a 5-under-par 65. Watson's 67 tied Casey at 16-under 264 after the...

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